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The student newspaper of, by, and for Ames High School.

The WEB

The student newspaper of, by, and for Ames High School.

The WEB

Tamika Flynn organizing a revolution against the terrible Strexcorp through graffiti

Welcome to Night Vale

Kate Murray, Visual Editor January 14, 2015

Let’s play a game called “is this actually a real quote?” “Michael Sandero, starting quarterback for the Night Vale Scorpions, has reportedly grown a second head. It is not currently known whether...

As shown here, the more diverse your characters are the easier they are to recognize, even when drawn as badly as possible

Mainstream is restrictive

Kate Murray, Visual Editor January 14, 2015

saves the day with the help of a foxy young lady?  Or maybe there are multiple white dudes.  And they’re all straight.  Most of them are middle class, but wait this one’s rich! How’s that for...

Four Album Review

Sahar Sebghati, Reviews Editor December 8, 2014

Legions of teenage girls, tear soaked faces, and screaming in fearsome decibels only means one thing. One Direction have a new album out.   Yes, you read that right. It is that glorious time of...

Iron Thorn in my side

Iron Thorn in my side

Kate Murray, Staff Reporter November 26, 2014

In case you’ve forgotten, I choose what books to read based on the cover art and how steampunk the title font is.  I was skeptical of The Iron Thorn, by Caitlin Kittredge, because though it had a sufficiently...

Senior Mykah Kennedy and Junior Joey Bingham strip to their pajamas in Almost, Maine

“Almost, Maine” comes to Ames, Iowa

Emma Stewart, Staff Reporter November 26, 2014

The Ames High drama department has done it again with their witty and light-hearted play that recently debuted in the Ames High auditorium. The 9 different vignettes in Almost, Maine each captured diverse...

Rosamund Pike stars as Amy Dunne in Gone Girl (2014)

Gone Girl Book Review

Sahar Sebghati, Reviews Editor November 26, 2014

Being one to give in to the mainstream media, there was no denying I would be hopping on the Gone Girl bandwagon. As if Ben Affleck starring in the movie didn’t already seal the deal, who can resist...

The Diviners

The Diviners

Kate Murray, Staff Reporter November 25, 2014

My dad is a very picky reader.  He absolutely refuses to read any book that is part of an unfinished series, and thus I have made it my goal to trick him into reading as many unfinished series as possible....

Books make nice hats.

A Natural History of Dragons

Kate Murray, Staff Reporter September 30, 2014

Ahem.  Dragons.  This book contains dragons, and if I didn’t have to write a full length article, I would leave my review at that.  However, since I do, there are a few other things I would like to...

Iggy Azalea: a crash course

Iggy Azalea: a crash course

Kub Stevens, Features Editor September 16, 2014

I heard about Iggy Azalea at least a year before her explosion of popularity this past summer, but I had very little idea as to who she is or what her musical stylings are. Based entirely on her name,...

Too Many Curses: Too Little Attention

Kate Murray, Staff Reporter September 16, 2014

If you hang out with me you have certainly heard me rant about Too Many Curses, by A. Lee Martinez.  I only recently discovered this marvel of a book and, regretting the sixteen years I spent in deprivation...

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